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accustom

verb as in make or become used to

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Gray wolves naturally prey on deer and elk, but members of the Beyem Seyo pack have become so accustomed to preying on cattle that they are passing the habit onto their young, officials said.

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Investors accustomed to dissecting every payroll figure were left flying blind, forced to rely on private trackers and early state filings that suggested the labor market merely “plodded along” in September.

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In a country accustomed to economic crisis, Argentines are once again tightening their belts after a brief hopeful period as President Javier Milei made good on his promise of slashing inflation.

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Frankly, I’m also not a big baker, so if you’re accustomed to only ever baking with salted, don’t, as they say, @ me.

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“But people use that road as a short cut and they’re accustomed to zipping through there. We’re letting people know they need to slow down.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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